Tony Hatfield's Retired Ramblings

Lock Katrine

On our visit to Scotland, Loch Katrine became a favourite. It's the Lake in Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake. The weather wasn't great. This, believe it or not, is a colour photograph. 12th August 2010. I've just found... Read more →

Delia's Chicken Basque-scrummy

Delia Smith is no superchef, but if you follow her recipes slavishly they always turn out well. One of our favourites from the sainted Delia is chicken Basque. We enjoyed it last night for supper. You can find the recipe... Read more →

Austin Ramblings ver 2.

Last Wednesday, Mr and Mrs Rambler set sail for their summer hols. We returned to Austin Texas to spend three weeks with Anne's brother and sister in law. Just before we booked our BA flights we went through the new... Read more →

Trifurcated Parsnip.....yummy!

This is the last of our parsnip crop from Plot#12. It's a rather odd shape. The cause of the bi- or even tri-furcation is when the growing root meets an obstruction in the soil. It is usually a stone that... Read more →

Snow @ NE12

A dusting of snow greeted me this morning. This is evidence of nocturnal feline visitors and this snow on our Chinese Lanterns -Physalis alkekengi. Read more →

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3- The Bee's Knees?

Last month I decided to replace my ageing 2 mega pixel Nikon CoolPix with this Panasonic Lumix DMC -TZ3. It offers 7.2 MP and 10 times optical zoom and it will fit in a shirt pocket. The macro facility is... Read more →

Outdoor Tomatoes-Even Up 'ERE

As you may guess, The Rambler lives pretty far north. This year's summer has been virtually non-existent, but I am still hopeful of eating a freshly picked Marmande tomatoes. This little beauty, the first to acquire that wonderful reddish colour,... Read more →

More from the Rambler's Photo Archive.

1994 was the first year Anne and I visited Sicily in the spring. Our base was Giardini Naxos.From there we visited Taormina and Etna. Giardini Naxos. Recent lava flow on Etna. Before the ascent- the warm and easy bit! Brrrrrrr.... Read more →

From Rambler's Photo-Archive.Le Mans 1971

Earlier this week, Mr and Mrs Rambler decided to sort out one of the cupboards in the spare bedroom. Under a stone of Christmas decorations, we found a box stuffed with old photographs. Amongst the envelopes were plastic boxes with... Read more →

Well Done the NHS!

A few days after my last post, my 84 year-old mother fell down at home. She appeared confused, but in no pain. The " out of hours" GP was called. He arrived within an hour and took another couple of... Read more →